FlyweightActive
Brandon Royval
“Raw Dawg”
Country
USARecord
18-9
Weight class
Flyweight
Height
5'9"
Reach
68"
Age
34
Stance
Southpaw
Career stats
12 of 16 wins inside the distance · 71st percentile
Stopped in 13% of bouts — 3 of 24 · 45th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 88th percentile
8:59
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
3
Title fights
3
Main events
Percentiles vs 248 flyweights
Counted from the 24 bouts on record, not the full 27-fight career
Strikes & grappling
852 landed from 2001 attempts — 43% accuracy · 88th percentile
9 landed from 14 attempts — 64% accuracy · 38th percentile
3 in 13 statted bouts · 38th percentile
14m of 2h 32m fought · 38th percentile
Head 79%
Body 14%
Leg 7%
Of 852 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 16 flyweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 13 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 2h 32m of fight time, of the 24 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | Lone'er Kavanagh | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 3:40 | UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Manel Kape | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 3:18 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Joshua Van | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Tatsuro Taira | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Brandon Moreno | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Alexandre PantojaTitle | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Matheus Nicolau | WIN | KOKnee | R1 · 2:09 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen |
| May 7, 2022 | Matt Schnell | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 2:14 | UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Rogerio Bontorin | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Alexandre Pantoja | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 1:46 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum |
| Nov 21, 2020 | Brandon Moreno | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 4:59 | UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Kai Kara-France | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 0:48 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa |
| May 30, 2020 | Tim Elliott | WIN | SUBArm Triangle | R2 · 3:18 | UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns |
| Nov 23, 2019 | Nate WilliamsTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission | R1 | LFA 79: Royval vs. Williams |
| May 4, 2019 | Joby Sanchez | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 | LFA 65: Royval vs. Sanchez |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Casey KenneyTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | LFA 53: Royval vs. Kenney |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Charles Johnson | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | LFA 48: Stots vs. Lilley |
| May 4, 2018 | Jerome Rivera | WIN | KOTKO (Injury) | R1 | LFA 39: Heinisch vs. Checco |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Demetrius Wilson | WIN | SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke) | R2 | LFA 22: Heinisch vs. Perez |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Nick Urso | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 | LFA 10: Heinisch vs. Rota |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Rakan Adwan | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 | LFA 5: Edwards vs. Townsend |
| Oct 15, 2016 | Angel Hernandez | WIN | SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke) | R1 · 0:34 | SCL 53: SCL 53 |
| May 9, 2016 | Ricky Palacios | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 5 |
| Mar 12, 2016 | Danny Mainus | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 2:48 | WSOF 29: Gaethje vs. Foster |
SUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 3:40
LOSS
KOPunchesR1 · 3:18
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
Matheus Nicolau
KOKneeR1 · 2:09
Matt Schnell
SUBGuillotine ChokeR1 · 2:14
Rogerio Bontorin
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 1:46
LOSS
KOPunchesR1 · 4:59
Kai Kara-France
SUBGuillotine ChokeR2 · 0:48
WIN
SUBArm TriangleR2 · 3:18
Nate Williams
SUBSubmissionR1Title
Joby Sanchez
SUBSubmission (Armbar)R1
Casey Kenney
DECDecision - UnanimousR5Title
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Jerome Rivera
KOTKO (Injury)R1
Demetrius Wilson
SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R2
Nick Urso
DECDecision - SplitR3
Rakan Adwan
SUBSubmission (Armbar)R1
Angel Hernandez
SUBSubmission (Triangle Choke)R1 · 0:34
Ricky Palacios
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Danny Mainus
KOKOR1 · 2:48
How the wins came
Record
18
Wins
9
Losses
0
Draws
8:59
Avg bout length
1W
Streak
3
Title fights
3
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Brandon Royval’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 24 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.